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Anatomy: Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems
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- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Integumentary Systems
- Functions of the integumentary system
- Layers of skin and functions
- Melanin and skin color
- Sebaceous and sudoriferous glands
- Somatic senses and adaption
- Sense modalities
- Hair and nails
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy
- Properties, functions, and types of muscular tissue
- Connective tissue coverings and tendons
- Myofiber structures, growth, and proteins
- Synovial joint movements
- Skeletal muscle fibers
- Muscle attachment sites
- Muscles of facial expressions
- Abdominal wall, breathing, and pelvic floor muscles
- Pectoral girdle, shoulder join, and other upper body muscles
- Muscles of the gluteal region
Joints
- Function of Joints
- Joint structure and movement classifications
- Ligaments and other synovial joint structures
- Factors affecting range of motion
- Arthritis and aging
- Glenohumeral and associated joints
- Elbow and wrist joints
- Hip, knee, and ankle joints
Prerequisite
Basic biology
Instructors
Kathleen Alsup
Lecturer and Curator for the Division of Anatomical Sciences
University of Michigan
Editor
The University of Michigan is an American university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It also has two regional campuses in the same state, in Dearborn and Flint.
Founded in 1817, it was Michigan's first university, established even before the State of Michigan joined the Union. Also known as UMich or UM, it is renowned as one of the best public universities in the United States.
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